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The episode begins with Trip and Mayweather in a shuttlepod. Unbeknownst to any of the Enterprise crew, they catch the attention of a nearby group of Triannons (Paramount Pictures, n.d.). These Triannons, who are on one side of a civil war surrounding a religious disagreement over the number of days their deities, called the "Makers," used in their acts of creation, hijack the Enterprise to gain a tactical advantage over their adversaries. (One side posits that the Makers took nine days, while the other believes they took ten.) (Coto & Dawson, 2004)
Once these Triannons determine that the Enterprise would be an asset to their cause, they reveal themselves to Enterprise by pretending to be in a dire situation and in grave need of assistance. Archer obliges them, and has them transported aboard the Enterprise (Coto & Dawson, 2004).
The commander and spiritual leader of these people is a man named D'Jamat (Paramount Pictures, n.d.). One of the finer moments of the episode is a dinner for D'Jamat hosted by Archer and T'PolFictional aliens Star Trek characters Commander T'Pol is a fictional character played by Jolene Blalock in Star Trek: Enterprise''. She is a Vulcan who serves as the science officer aboard the Starship Enterprise. Born in 2088, T'Pol is the first Vulcan o. In this scene, the Triannons' religious beliefs are made known: principally, what StarfleetIn the Star Trek fictional universe, Starfleet is the paramilitary exploration force of the United Federation of Planets. Starfleet Headquarters is located in San Francisco, California, Earth, Sol System, Sector 001, in the Alpha Quadrant. This organizati calls the Delphic ExpanseThe Delphic Expanse (commonly abbreviated as "The Expanse") was a region of space in the Star Trek universe, approximately 2000 light years across, surrounded by thick thermobaric clouds, with an edge located about 50 light years from Earth. Intense gravi, the Triannons call the "chosen realm," a holy place. A conversation with T'Pol on the subject of religion and doubt nearly escalates into an argument. "Doubt is the basis of scientific progress," says T'Pol, to which D'Jamat counters: "Scientific progress has lead people astray." At this point, Archer diplomatically cuts off the discussion (Coto & Dawson, 2004).